The Dart Maker Blog

A crucial consideration for many students is what to do in their gap year between school/college and university, or even the period after graduating. While travel is the obvious pick, there are different choices to consider, such as volunteer work, or to immerse yourself in church leadership training for 11 months with the organization DNA (dna-uk.org). This article explores in greater detail this particular option.

DNA are providing an almost year long experience of total immersion into Christian Discipleship, running from October to August. This is seen as a “year in with God, not a year out.”, needing the enrollee to dwell within a Christian environment - either inside your own church if you currently attend one, or an assigned church if you’re not currently a member of a church. Your typical day will require helping out with the day to day projects of the church, and to be schooled by its members in bible studies. The course ensures faith in action, so those who enroll can expect a really practical experience of Christian faith, and not only the theoretical study.

More selling points of the placements include:-

• being risky, radical and life changing
• dependence on the person and power of the Holy Spirit in and through you
• relational, non religious Christianity; it’s fun!

There are 3 varieties of course available : Track 1 is the predominant entry point to DNA - it is the most complete DNA expereince. The overwhelming bulk of individuals choose this as the best choice for them. Track 2 is more acceptable to you if taking a complete gap year is not practically achievable. This could be for issues like work or family commitments. Track 2 therefore offers some tractability. Track 3 provides individuals the opportunity of joining us for as many specific training sessions or days as they wish.